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In the genealogical tables or family records of the Fairbanks family that settled in America in 1633, David is a tenth generation descendant of Jonathan Fairebanke. Jonathan was probably born in or about 1595 in Heptonstall, Halifax, England, and died on December 5, 1668 in Dedham, Massachusetts. Unfortunately, the first volume of Heptonstall Parish Records was lost or destroyed and it probably contained his birth and baptismal records. He and his wife Grace Lee, had come to Boston with their family of four sons and two daughters and remained there about three years, at which time they settled in Dedham, Massachusetts. They were one of the earliest pioneering families. He, with others, signed the Covenant when the town was established and named. The latest edition of The Fairbanks Family In America, a book by Lorenzo Sayles Fairbanks, was reprinted in 1980. The original printing, which covers the years 1633 - 1897, was printed by the American Printing and Engraving Company in 1897. David's grandfather, Charles W. Fairbank, son of Almond, listed #471 in the genealogy, is the last listed in this edition. A new updated edition, which has been in the making for some years, will hopefully soon be printed.
In July of 1986, the 84th Annual Reunion of the Fairbanks Family in America was held to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of our family in Dedham. David and Janet attended as well as other close members of the immediate family and numerous cousins from across the world. David's brother Charles, and his wife Nancy, and a cousin, Phyllis Johansen, usually attend annually. An annual reunion is held each year on the grounds of the Homestead in Dedham, Massachusetts, usually during the middle of July. See the Fairbanks Family In America website for more information.
The Homestead, built in 1636, is the oldest wood frame house still standing in North America today. Eight generations of Fairbanks lived in the home and it is now registered as an American landmark with daily tours during the months of May - October.
The story of the "s" or "no s" on the end of the last name goes something like this:
Jonathan and Grace Lee Fairbanks had six children, four sons and two daughters, all born in England. Three of the sons, John, George, and Jonathan, kept the "s" on the end of their names while Jonas, third in line, dropped it. Our Fairbank family is descended from Jonas Fairbank. Jonas incidentally, was killed, along with one of his sons, during an Indian raid on their settlement of Lancaster, Massachusetts on February 10, 1676.
Please feel free to visit the Fairbanks Family In America WebPages and enjoy our history.
Below, is an early photograph of David's father Almond Bentley, and his father's brother, Richard, along with their classmates in the town where the two were born, Little Genesee, New York. Top row, second from the right, Richard Fairbank, on his left, Almond Bentley Fairbank (David's father), and below, and to the right, their teacher, Oscar Burdick. The photo was taken in 1915, in front of the Little Genesee School. The old photo was loaned to the Moneysaver Shopping Guide, published on February 20, 1990, by Harold Benson of Bolivar, New York. David's cousin, Phyllis White Johansen, grew up in Bolivar and is living today in Winchester, a suburb of Boston, close to the Homestead in Dedham. Click on the picture below to view the students names.
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